APRIL 24.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Education Act, 1914.—Amendments in Regulations.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1924.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him under the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, and the amendments thereof, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the amendments set out in the Schedule hereto in the regulations in force relating to secondary schools and to teachers in technical schools and classes; and doth prescribe that this Order shall come into force on the date of the first publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

Clause 38 of the regulations relating to secondary schools and clause 28 of the regulations relating to teachers in technical schools and classes are hereby revoked, and the following substituted in each case:

“(1.) Pay during sick-leave shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

“Length of Service. On Full Pay. On Half Pay.
“Under 3 months ... 1 week ..
“Over 3 months and under 6 months .. 2 weeks ..
“Over 6 ,, 9 ,, .. 1 month ..
“Over 9 ,, 5 years .. 1 month 1 month.
“Over 5 years and under 10 ,, .. 2 months 2 months.
“Over 10 ,, 15 ,, .. 3 ,, 3 ,,
“Over 15 ,, 25 ,, .. 4 ,, 4 ,,
“Over 25 ,, 35 ,, .. 5 ,, 5 ,,
“Over 35 years .. .. .. 6 ,, 6 ,,

“(2.) No exception will be made in the foregoing schedule except in the case of illness resulting from causes than can be directly traced to the conditions under which a teacher is working, or where a teacher in the discharge of his duties and through no fault of his own sustains injuries of such a nature as to incapacitate him from duty.

“(3.) If a teacher has been absent from duty on account of illness for a period of more than three months, he shall not be permitted to return to duty until a medical practitioner approved by the Board has certified that he is fit to resume work.

“(4.) When a teacher is on leave of absence at the beginning of a school vacation he shall be regarded as continuing on such leave during the vacation; provided that during any year ending 31st January such teacher may, at the discretion of the Board, be paid in full for school vacations equal to one-fourth the periods of actual teaching and of sick-leave with pay taken together.

“(5.) Sick-leave allowed under this regulation may be granted in one or more periods, but the aggregate amount of leave stated in the above schedule is intended to cover the whole period of the teacher’s service.

“(6.) No leave of absence on account of illness or accident with payment of salary shall be granted if the necessity for leave has arisen through the misconduct of a teacher.

“(7.) Any teacher who is compelled to absent himself from duty owing to his having been in contact with a person suffering from an infectious disease may be paid salary in full during the period of such absence.”

F. D. THOMSON,

Clerk of the Executive Council.